Anticipated Style Trends at Women's Spring-Summer 2026 Fashion Week
In the fashion world, September 2025 is shaping up to be an exciting month as designers unveil their Spring/Summer 2026 collections. Here's a sneak peek at the preliminary lineup for some of the most anticipated fashion weeks.
New York Fashion Week (NYFW) kicks off the month from September 11 to 16, 2025. Michael Kors will open the event on September 11, followed by Alexander Wang on September 12. Other notable shows include Christian Siriano, newcomers like 6397 and Amir Taghi, and CFDA/Vogue finalists. Veronica Leoni will also present her sophomore collection for Calvin Klein during this week.
Unfortunately, the schedules for London Fashion Week and Milan Fashion Week were not available at the time of this article.
Paris Fashion Week takes centre stage from September 29 to October 7, 2025. Highlights include Chanel on October 6 at 8 p.m. GMT (Matthieu Blazy’s debut as creative director), Pierpaolo Piccioli’s first Balenciaga collection, and the return of Jean Paul Gaultier and Maison Margiela under new creative leadership. The Japanese contingent - Comme des Garçons, Issey Miyake, Junya Watanabe, and Noir Kei Ninomiya - will show convention-defying designs. Haider Ackermann, Sarah Burton, and Michael Rider will all host their sophomore shows.
Notable debuts include Matthieu Blazy at Chanel, Nicholas Aburn at Area, Glenn Martens at Maison Margiela, Miguel Castro at Mugler, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez at Loewe, Louise Trotter at Bottega Veneta, and Dario Vitale at Versace. Silvia Venturini Fendi will oversee a co-ed Fendi collection after a lauded 100-year anniversary show.
Demna is expected to tease his vision for Gucci before hosting his debut runway show for the Italian megabrand next February. Other high-profile shows at Paris Fashion Week include Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent, Rick Owens, Miu Miu, and Valentino.
This calendar reflects the preliminary lineups and notable shows confirmed as of late July 2025. Further updates are expected closer to the event dates.
| City | Dates | Key Designers/Highlights | |---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| | New York | Sept 11–16, 2025 | Michael Kors (Sept 11 opening), Alexander Wang (Sept 12), Christian Siriano, newcomers 6397, Amir Taghi, CFDA/Vogue finalists | | London | Not available | — | | Milan | Not available | — | | Paris | Sept 29 – Oct 7, 2025 | Chanel (Oct 6), Balenciaga (Pierpaolo Piccioli debut), Jean Paul Gaultier, Maison Margiela, 76 shows total |
- Amidst the exciting lineup of the Spring/Summer 2026 collections, science and health-and-wellness MUST take a backseat during the month of September 2025, with women's health and lifestyle taking a special focus in the fashion world.
- The fashion-and-beauty industry is buzzing with anticipation for the upcoming Paris Fashion Week, where pop-culture icons and celebrities will shine on the runway.
- As the fashion world inches closer to September 2025, the line between haute couture and health-and-wellness is blurring, with wellness trends sustainably seeping into womens' health, lifestyle, fashion-and-beauty, and entertainment.
- It will not only be a month of stylish fashion statements, but also an opportunity to raise awareness and celebrate the triumphs in women's health, sparking conversations around health-and-wellness in the fashion and lifestyle realms.
